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Social Work at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

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Social Work at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what University of Washington - Tacoma Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 5,364 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students received their master's degree in social work.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

UW Tacoma Social Work Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work

UW Tacoma Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at UW Tacoma

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus.

UW Tacoma Social Work Master’s Program

87% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of social work master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UW Tacoma, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Tacoma Campus with a master's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for University of Washington - Tacoma Campus.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 7,590 $51,990
Healthcare Social Workers 3,900 $62,180
Substance Abuse Social Workers 2,210 $53,780
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 2,010 $62,270
Social Workers 680 $73,180

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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